NUR326 MENTAL HEALTH QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS BRAND NEW 2025
Identify the standardized assessment tool the nurse should use
to assess the older adult client's severity of depression -
ANSWER - >Geriatric Depression Scale
Identify the assessment/communication techniques the nurse
should use when assessing the older adult client - ANSWER - >1.
private, quiet space to accommodate for impaired
vision/hearing
2. ask what they preferred to be called
3. stand/sit at their level
4. use touch to communicate caring as appropriate
5. include questions relating to: difficulty sleeping,
incontinence, falls/other injuries, depression, dizziness, loss of
energy
6. include family and significant others as appropriate
7. obtain detailed med history
8. following interview, summarize and ask for feedback from
client
Identify what factors the nurse should assess to determine if
role and life changes are contributing to the client's depression
- ANSWER - >1. whether recent role transitions were expected
or unexpected
2. client's knowledge and use of positive coping behaviors
3. participation in community resources
4. client's knowledge and use of stress reduction techniques
,5. ability to maintain housing or employment
A charge nurse is discussing mental status examinations with a
newly licensed nurse. which of the following statements by the
newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the
teaching? (SATA)
a. to assess cognitive ability, I should ask the client to count
backward by sevens
b. to assess affect, I should observe the client's facial expression
c. to assess language ability, I should instruct the client to write
a sentence
d. to assess remote memory, I should have the client repeat a
list of objects
e. to assess the client's abstract thinking, I should ask the client
to identify our most recent presidents - ANSWER - >ABC
D is assessing immediate memory
E is assessing cognitive ability
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a mental health
disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse
include as a psychobiological intervention?
a. assist the client with systematic desensitization therapy
b. teach the client appropriate coping mechanisms
c. assess the client for comorbid health conditions
d. monitor the client for adverse effects of medications -
ANSWER - >D
A is a cognitive and behavioral intervention
B is a counseling or health teaching intervention
,C is a health promotion and maintenance intervention
A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is preparing to
conduct an initial client interview. When conducting the
interview, which of the following actions should the nurse
identify as the priority?
a. coordinate holistic care with social services
b. identify the client's perception of their mental health status
c. include the client's family in the interview
d. teach the client about their current mental health disorder -
ANSWER - >B
ACD, appropriate if the client wishes but there is another
priority
A nurse is planning a peer group discussion about the DSM-5.
which of the following information is appropriate to include in
the discussion? (SATA)
a. the DSM-5 includes client education handouts for mental
health disorders
b. the DSM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria for individual
mental health disorders
c. the DSM-5 indicates recommended pharmacological
treatment for mental health disorders
d. the DSM-5assists nurses in planning care for client's who
have mental health disorders
e. the DSM-5 indicates expected assessment findings of mental
health disorders - ANSWER - >BDE
It does not do A or C
, What is Beneficence? - ANSWER - >quality of doing good
ex: nurse helps a newly admitted client with a psychotic
disorder to feel safe in the environment
What is Autonomy? - ANSWER - >the client's right to make their
own decisions; client must accept the consequences of those
decisions and must respect the decisions of others
ex: a nurse helps a client explore all alternatives and arrive at a
choice
What is Justice? - ANSWER - >fair and equal treatment for all
ex: two clients who break the same facility rule are treated
equally
What is Fidelity? - ANSWER - >loyalty and faithfulness to the
client and one's duty
ex: a client asks a nurse to be present when they talk to their
guardian for the first time in a year, nurse stays with the client
during this interaction
What is Veracity? - ANSWER - >honesty when dealing with a
client
ex: a client states "you and the other staff member were talking
about me weren't you?", the nurse truthfully replies "we were
discussing ways to help you relate to the other clients in a more
positive way"
A nurse in a mental health facility is caring for an adult client
who has bipolar disorder. The client becomes violent and
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS BRAND NEW 2025
Identify the standardized assessment tool the nurse should use
to assess the older adult client's severity of depression -
ANSWER - >Geriatric Depression Scale
Identify the assessment/communication techniques the nurse
should use when assessing the older adult client - ANSWER - >1.
private, quiet space to accommodate for impaired
vision/hearing
2. ask what they preferred to be called
3. stand/sit at their level
4. use touch to communicate caring as appropriate
5. include questions relating to: difficulty sleeping,
incontinence, falls/other injuries, depression, dizziness, loss of
energy
6. include family and significant others as appropriate
7. obtain detailed med history
8. following interview, summarize and ask for feedback from
client
Identify what factors the nurse should assess to determine if
role and life changes are contributing to the client's depression
- ANSWER - >1. whether recent role transitions were expected
or unexpected
2. client's knowledge and use of positive coping behaviors
3. participation in community resources
4. client's knowledge and use of stress reduction techniques
,5. ability to maintain housing or employment
A charge nurse is discussing mental status examinations with a
newly licensed nurse. which of the following statements by the
newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the
teaching? (SATA)
a. to assess cognitive ability, I should ask the client to count
backward by sevens
b. to assess affect, I should observe the client's facial expression
c. to assess language ability, I should instruct the client to write
a sentence
d. to assess remote memory, I should have the client repeat a
list of objects
e. to assess the client's abstract thinking, I should ask the client
to identify our most recent presidents - ANSWER - >ABC
D is assessing immediate memory
E is assessing cognitive ability
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a mental health
disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse
include as a psychobiological intervention?
a. assist the client with systematic desensitization therapy
b. teach the client appropriate coping mechanisms
c. assess the client for comorbid health conditions
d. monitor the client for adverse effects of medications -
ANSWER - >D
A is a cognitive and behavioral intervention
B is a counseling or health teaching intervention
,C is a health promotion and maintenance intervention
A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is preparing to
conduct an initial client interview. When conducting the
interview, which of the following actions should the nurse
identify as the priority?
a. coordinate holistic care with social services
b. identify the client's perception of their mental health status
c. include the client's family in the interview
d. teach the client about their current mental health disorder -
ANSWER - >B
ACD, appropriate if the client wishes but there is another
priority
A nurse is planning a peer group discussion about the DSM-5.
which of the following information is appropriate to include in
the discussion? (SATA)
a. the DSM-5 includes client education handouts for mental
health disorders
b. the DSM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria for individual
mental health disorders
c. the DSM-5 indicates recommended pharmacological
treatment for mental health disorders
d. the DSM-5assists nurses in planning care for client's who
have mental health disorders
e. the DSM-5 indicates expected assessment findings of mental
health disorders - ANSWER - >BDE
It does not do A or C
, What is Beneficence? - ANSWER - >quality of doing good
ex: nurse helps a newly admitted client with a psychotic
disorder to feel safe in the environment
What is Autonomy? - ANSWER - >the client's right to make their
own decisions; client must accept the consequences of those
decisions and must respect the decisions of others
ex: a nurse helps a client explore all alternatives and arrive at a
choice
What is Justice? - ANSWER - >fair and equal treatment for all
ex: two clients who break the same facility rule are treated
equally
What is Fidelity? - ANSWER - >loyalty and faithfulness to the
client and one's duty
ex: a client asks a nurse to be present when they talk to their
guardian for the first time in a year, nurse stays with the client
during this interaction
What is Veracity? - ANSWER - >honesty when dealing with a
client
ex: a client states "you and the other staff member were talking
about me weren't you?", the nurse truthfully replies "we were
discussing ways to help you relate to the other clients in a more
positive way"
A nurse in a mental health facility is caring for an adult client
who has bipolar disorder. The client becomes violent and
